Degree of relationship of potato growers about knowledge of IPM practices

Abstract

This study examined the in Milkipur block of Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh to know the training gap of mustard growing farmers during the agricultural year 2014-15. A sample of one hundred farmers was selected randomly from the list of 5 purposively selected villages for collection of primary data. A well structured and pretested interview schedule was use for data collection through personal interview method. Any training programme to be very effective must have optimum size of trainees. This provides equal opportunities to the participant to experience their learning. Taylor (1991) elaborated the meaning of training as “The means to bring about a continuous improvement in the quality of work performed by the staff and the individuals. It should equip the leaders with necessary knowledge, skills or abilities and attitudes to perform their job. The data exposed that most of the respondents did not possess required knowledge concerning to the potato production technology, especially in case of plant protection measures, application and use of manures and fertilizers, field preparation etc.